American pie lyrics

A long, long time agoI can still rememberHow that music used to make me smileAnd I knew if I had my chanceThat I could make those people danceAnd maybe they'd be happy for a Reed full lyricswhile

Did you write the book of loveAnd do you have faith in God above?If the Bible tells you soNow do you believe in rock and roll?Can music save your mortal soulAnd can you teach me how to dance real slow?

Well, I know that you're in love with him'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gymYou both kicked off your shoesMan, I dig those rhythm and blues

I was a lonely teenage broncin' buckWith a pink carnation and a pickup truckBut I knew I was out of luckThe day the music diedI started singin'

Bye, bye Miss American PieDrove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dryThem good ol' boys were drinking whiskey and ryeSingin' this'll be the day that I dieThis'll be the day that I die

I met a girl who sang the bluesAnd I asked her for some happy newsBut she just smiled and turned awayThen I went down to the sacred storeWhere I'd heard the music years before

But the man there said the music wouldn't playWell now in the streets the children screamedThe lovers cried and the poets dreamedBut not a word was spokenThe church bells all were broken

And the three men I admire mostThe Father, Son, and the Holy GhostThey caught the last train for the coastThe day the music diedWe started singing

Bye, bye Miss American PieDrove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dryThem good ol' boys were drinking whiskey and ryeSingin' this'll be the day that I dieThis'll be the day that I die

Bye, bye Miss American PieDrove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dryThem good ol' boys were drinking whiskey and ryeSingin' this'll be the day that I dieThis'll be the day that I die